WordPress 2.6.2 is out and I’ve updated the site. I also updated plug-ins, and in the process I decided to drop Viper’s Video Quicktags. It added a lot of page volume with the included files and I found it didn’t cover some of the sites I was linking video from. Plus, being JavaScript driven, it meant the RSS feed didn’t get the embedded videos, just a link. Since I’m a long time web geek I decided to just create my own template files for the sites I link video from. I’ve gone back and edited past posts where I’d used the plug-in so the videos should still work with it removed.

As always, let me know if you spot a problem.

Example templates:

YouTube:
<div class=”video”>
<object data=”VIDEO-URL” width=”425″ height=”344″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”>
<param name=”movie” value=”VIDEO-URL” />
<param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” />
<param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” />
<param name=”quality” value=”high” />
</object>
</div>

BlipTV:
<div class=”video”>
<object data=”VIDEO-URL” width=”320″ height=”270″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”>
<param name=”movie” value=”VIDEO-URL” />
<param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always” />
<param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” />
<param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” />
<param name=”quality” value=”high” />
</object>
</div>

Brightcove:
<div class=”video”>
<object data=”http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/452319854″ width=”486″ height=”412″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”>
<param name=”movie” value=”http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/452319854″ />
<param name=”FlashVars” value=”videoId=VIDEO-ID&playerId=452319854&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false” />
<param name=”base” value=”http://admin.brightcove.com” />
<param name=”seamlesstabbing” value=”false” />
<param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true” />
<param name=”swLiveConnect” value=”true” />
<param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” />
<param name=”quality” value=”high” />
</object>
</div>